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Gale Warning 141, NWS Juneau, AK

February 19, 2011

NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 19, 2011, 8:07 PM AKST. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 19, 2011, 8:07 PM AKST (05:07 UTC)
Expired
Feb 20, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Juneau, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

734 
FZAK51 PAJK 200507 AAA
CWFAJK

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
807 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011

SOUTHEAST ALASKA INSIDE WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO SKAGWAY

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ098-202315-
807 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
A LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE COASTAL
WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL CAUSE
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACROSS SE AK UNTIL EARLY SUN. STRONG HIGH
PRESSURE WILL REBUILD OVER THE YUKON ON TUE AND WED. 

$$

PKZ011-202315-
GLACIER BAY-
807 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.  
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 


$$

PKZ012-202315-
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL-
807 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND WED...N GALE 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 


$$

PKZ013-202315-
SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-
807 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 


$$

PKZ021-202315-
ICY STRAIT-
807 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT.
SNOW.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 


$$

PKZ022-202315-
CROSS SOUND-
807 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011

UPDATED

.REST OF TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 


$$

PKZ031-202315-
STEPHENS PASSAGE-
807 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 


$$

PKZ032-202315-
NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
807 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT.
SNOW.
.SUN...N WIND BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 


$$

PKZ033-202315-
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
807 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. SNOW LATE. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 


$$

PKZ034-202315-
FREDERICK SOUND-
807 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. SNOW.
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR
PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 


$$

PKZ035-202315-
SUMNER STRAIT-
807 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN
IN THE EVENING. SNOW LATE.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 6 FT
NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 


$$

PKZ036-202315-
CLARENCE STRAIT-
807 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW
SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT
NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 


$$
2 follow-up statements
547 
FZAK51 PAJK 200802 AAB
CWFAJK

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1102 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011

SOUTHEAST ALASKA INSIDE WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO SKAGWAY

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ098-201400-
1102 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
A LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE COASTAL
WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL CAUSE
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACROSS SE AK UNTIL EARLY SUN. STRONG HIGH
PRESSURE WILL REBUILD OVER THE YUKON ON TUE AND WED. 

$$

PKZ011-201400-
GLACIER BAY-
1102 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.  
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 



$$

PKZ012-201400-
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL-
1102 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND WED...N GALE 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 



$$

PKZ013-201400-
SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-
1102 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 



$$

PKZ021-201400-
ICY STRAIT-
1102 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT.
SNOW.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 



$$

PKZ022-201400-
CROSS SOUND-
1102 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 



$$

PKZ031-201400-
STEPHENS PASSAGE-
1102 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ032-201400-
NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
1102 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT.
SNOW.
.SUN...N WIND BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 



$$

PKZ033-201400-
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
1102 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. SNOW LATE. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 



$$

PKZ034-201400-
FREDERICK SOUND-
1102 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. SNOW.
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR
PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 



$$

PKZ035-201400-
SUMNER STRAIT-
1102 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN
IN THE EVENING. SNOW LATE.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 6 FT
NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 



$$

PKZ036-201400-
CLARENCE STRAIT-
1102 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW
SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT
NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 



$$
259 
FZAK51 PAJK 201247
CWFAJK

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 

SOUTHEAST ALASKA INSIDE WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO SKAGWAY

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ098-210100-
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
A WEAKENING LOW OVER THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE WILL SLOWLY MOVE SE
ACROSS SE AK THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT
WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE YUKON OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS.  

$$

PKZ011-210100-
GLACIER BAY-
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ012-210100-
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL-
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 

...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN
DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ013-210100-
SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ021-210100-
ICY STRAIT-
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ022-210100-
CROSS SOUND-
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 

...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE EARLY
MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 7
FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ031-210100-
STEPHENS PASSAGE-
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR
PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS
6 FT.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ032-210100-
NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS LATE. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ033-210100-
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS LATE. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCES. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ034-210100-
FREDERICK SOUND-
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN
MIXING WITH RAIN SHOWERS LATE. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF
INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ035-210100-
SUMNER STRAIT-
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3
FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
LATE. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ036-210100-
CLARENCE STRAIT-
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. SNOW IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS LATE. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Juneau, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Feb 19, 2:15 PM AKST, 5 hours 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 19, 2:15 PM AKST, 5 hours 52 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
215 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011

ONSET OF A NEW ARCTIC OUTBREAK IN A NE TO S SEQUENCE TONIGHT
AND EARLY SUN. HEAVY SNOW IS STILL TO OCCUR THIS EVENING FOR
MUCH OF THE PANHANDLE. THE ASSOCIATED WINTER STORM WARNINGS
ARE STILL IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE PANHANDLE. NOTE THE LISTING
AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PRODUCT.

GOES VIS AND IR DISPLAY THE OCFNT THAT IS XTDG SSE FM THE VCNTY
OF PAYA AT THIS TIME.  THE PARENT FEATURE FOR THIS OCFNT IS A
COMPLEX OF LOWS WI 100 NM OF PAYA HAVE CENTERS OF ABOUT 998 MB.
THE FROPA PAST A PAJN-PASI LN SHOULD OCCUR ABOUT 06Z THIS
EVENING ALBEIT SFC FNTS BECOME DIFFICULT TO LOCATE IN THE
INNER CHANNELS.

TWO DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF COLD AIR ADVECTION ARE BEGINNING
TO OCCUR, THE FIRST IS THE COLD ADVECTION FM THE W BHND THE
OCFNT. THE SECOND IS AN ARCTIC OUTBREAK FM NW CAN. SHUTOFF
IN THE SNOW WILL OCCUR ALONG WITH THE ONSET OF THE ARCTIC
OUTBREAK IN A N TO S SEQUENCE FROM 06Z TO 18Z SUN.

MODELS: THE 06Z NAM AND THE 12Z GFS HAVE HAD THE BEST FIT
WITH SEVERAL FIELDS INCLUDING THE THICKNESS GRADIENT RETRIEVED
FROM THE BIORKA RADAR WIND SHEAR. 12Z NAM WAS TOO WEAK ON
THICKNESS GRADIENTS AND THAT MODEL RUN OF SFC WINDS IS TOO WEAK.
&&

.LONG TERM...
19/12Z OPERATIONS MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE SYNOPTIC SCALE AND
SELECTED HPC MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE GRAPHICS TO DRIVE THE WIND IN
THE LATER PERIODS. WITH AN UPR LEVEL RIDGE BUILDING FROM THE THE
WEST
A SURFACE HIGH CELL BETWEEN 1050 AND 1060 MB WILL BUILD OVER THE
SOUTHERN YUKON BY WED THEN WILL MOVE EASTWARD. EXPECT MODELS TO KICK
THIS OUT TOO RAPIDLY AS USUAL. SCREAMING MESSAGE IN GRIDS AND TEXT
WILL BE CLEAR WINDY AND COLD TUESDAY INTO THURSDAY AND PERHAPS EVEN
LONGER. CONFIDENCE HIGH SUN NITE THRU WED. THU THRU SAT MUCH LESS
CERTAIN.

.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 9 AM AKST SUN AKZ020-025-026.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 3 AM AKST SUN AKZ018-019-021-022-024.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM AKST SUN AKZ023.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM AKST SUN AKZ028.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM AKST SUNDAY AKZ029.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING AKZ017.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ022-041>043.
         SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011>013-021-031>036-051-052.
&&

The office that day

Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 19, 3:50 PM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAJK17 hr
Feb 19, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAJK4 hr
Feb 19, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAJK12 hr
Feb 19, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAJK24 hr
Feb 19, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK24 hr
Feb 19, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK24 hr
Feb 19, 11:02 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK5 hr
Feb 20, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAJK9 hr
Feb 20, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK12 hr
Feb 20, 1:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK3 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.